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Hello everyone,
I bought this tablet on ebay and it seems that the ROM preinstalled is a test ROM.
I searched the web to find a custom ROM but I couldn't find much info.
I found the way to root the tablet but that's all.
Is there anyone who can indicate me a link to a stock rom or a good custom one?
Thanks for those who will read and help!
What do you mean by TEST ROM?!!! this is ridiculous, I have the tablet and it's working like a charm even I received over air update yesterday, the only odd is that I can't use it as a phone because Lenovo has no license yet for that it's available only in the Chinese version, and I think this will be solved later when they start launching their mobile phones all over the world.
Hello mmis,
Test rom is not the correct terms but I didn't know how to call that !
The problem is that every widget I put on the desktop is loading but never display anything.
The information in "About tablet" are the following :
Model number : IdeaTab A2107A-H
Android Version : 4.0.3
Baseband version : MAUI.11AMD.W11.50.SP.V13, 2012/05/25 01:09
Build number : A2107A-H_S307_120605
If I search for system updates, it doesn't find anything. If I click on firmware update, the settings FC.
I made a factory reset but no luck.
That's why I thought it wasn't a stable version.
As long as you tried the factory reset with no luck, I think in your case its better to get back to Lenovo customer service or your local dealer if it's under warranty, they should be able to help you. it's a new device in the market and it will be difficult to find custom ROM for a while or even someone to give model-specific help. Good Luck
Would you mind linking to the instructions on how to root this thing?
Sure, no problem !
After several hours of search and difficulties to register onto Chinese websites
I managed to find the attached file. I take no credit for the tool because it was developped by someone else (SNARL I guess)
It was missing the superuser apk inside so I put it back and also translate the steps to English.
Here are the steps :
- Connect the tablet in Debug USB mode
- Launch root.bat
- The device will reboot at each of the 3 steps
If you need more info, don't mind to ask!
Here is the link of the original thread :
http://3g.lenovo.com/thread-69003-1-1.html
Fantastic, thank you very much.
LePad Chinese Model A2107A-H
I have a Chinese issue model of the A2107A-H that has the dual sim card cellular feature. I've been trying to get it rooted to get rid of the Chinese apks on it, but normal rooting software has not been successful so far, including the one posted here from SNARL via Ichi go's post. I get a "device not found" error message and in device manager on my PC it indicates that there is no driver installed for the device. I have "debug" turned on and the USB link seems to be working as I can see file folders on the device, but the rooting software will not run. I've tried several of the most well known methods with no luck. Any ideas on this would be appreciated and in particular, if there is a driver I need to have installed to get the rooting software to work??
TIA!!!
Rob
First of all many thanks to you ichi go it was very easy to root this device as instructed, but as the one I have does not have the phone calling capability, I replaced the phone.apk with different one but now the device does not recognize the sim card at all, I tried to push many versions of phone.apk to system folder with no luck, it seems even if I put the apk in the system folder the device will not launch it at all, could you please help me in that.
I've had this tablet for a while and love it. I just got the OTA update and its downloading now.
I'm a also keen on rooting it and inns installing a custom ROM. I guess once its a bit more common, we can expect a dedicated Dev community here on XDA
The update failed to install. I'm not rooted or anything but upon restart it gave a signature verification error.
Any way to fix this?
Edit: got it! was a path error since i had changed the default storage.
but i can't figure out any changes
robh41 said:
I have a Chinese issue model of the A2107A-H that has the dual sim card cellular feature. I've been trying to get it rooted to get rid of the Chinese apks on it, but normal rooting software has not been successful so far, including the one posted here from SNARL via Ichi go's post. I get a "device not found" error message and in device manager on my PC it indicates that there is no driver installed for the device. I have "debug" turned on and the USB link seems to be working as I can see file folders on the device, but the rooting software will not run. I've tried several of the most well known methods with no luck. Any ideas on this would be appreciated and in particular, if there is a driver I need to have installed to get the rooting software to work??
TIA!!!
Rob
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How does your device appear in the device manager? For sure, the adb driver isn't installed. If it's not the case, download android sdk and then the Google USB driver in the extra section.
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mmis said:
First of all many thanks to you ichi go it was very easy to root this device as instructed, but as the one I have does not have the phone calling capability, I replaced the phone.apk with different one but now the device does not recognize the sim card at all, I tried to push many versions of phone.apk to system folder with no luck, it seems even if I put the apk in the system folder the device will not launch it at all, could you please help me in that.
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I didn't try to make phone calls for now with it but I will test and come back to you if I find something interesting.
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FM Tuner - perfect for in-dash?
The in-dash car tablet people should be happy to hear the A2107 has an FM Tuner. It's one of the few tablets that has a radio tuner, and the only modern 7" that I know of. I just ordered one. I will report back.
The Chinese stock rom I installed has the phone ability and that works very well! The problem of this stock rom is that the Google services aren't there. I'm trying to find a way to install the zip file but I need to know the exact path of the recovery partition.
I tried to find it with the cat /proc/emmc command but this partition isn't listed.
If anyone has an idea...
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So I understood that you managed to flash the Chinese stock ROM, am I right?!! please tell me how to do as I am facing serious problems with my device, I managed to root and then I changed the phone.apk (what the hell I was thinking of) and now I have the the error message android.process.acore stopped working and sometimes the sittings force closed, I tried to re root, factory reset and deleting cache of almost everything with no use, even I contacted the Lenovo CS to reinstall the original firmware, I think they will charge me for that :crying:
by the way I don't have contacts anymore (I installed it manually) and the most impressive thing that the device doesn't recognize the SIM card (I cleverly deleted the original one phone.apk :silly and what ever apk I push into the system/app folder and change the permissions it will not install after reboot.
So...what do you think guys?!! any help?
I've confirmed this does work on the A2107-F.
I had some trouble with the ADB driver. I can't post links, so you will have to google it, but I used adb_driver_20110720.zip for the drivers. I forced it to install via Update Driver > Browse my computer > let me pick > have disk > pointed to the android_winusb.inf file > selected the thinkpad option, it was the bottom of the two.
I also had to manually turn the tablet back on after the first reboot, but it went fine after that.
ichi go said:
The Chinese stock rom I installed has the phone ability and that works very well! The problem of this stock rom is that the Google services aren't there. I'm trying to find a way to install the zip file but I need to know the exact path of the recovery partition.
I tried to find it with the cat /proc/emmc command but this partition isn't listed.
If anyone has an idea...
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can someone show me where to get the rom?
in the chinese forum, i cant register, because lenovo login is buggy for me. maybe because of location,,
mmis said:
So I understood that you managed to flash the Chinese stock ROM, am I right?!! please tell me how to do as I am facing serious problems with my device, I managed to root and then I changed the phone.apk (what the hell I was thinking of) and now I have the the error message android.process.acore stopped working and sometimes the sittings force closed, I tried to re root, factory reset and deleting cache of almost everything with no use, even I contacted the Lenovo CS to reinstall the original firmware, I think they will charge me for that :crying:
by the way I don't have contacts anymore (I installed it manually) and the most impressive thing that the device doesn't recognize the SIM card (I cleverly deleted the original one phone.apk :silly and what ever apk I push into the system/app folder and change the permissions it will not install after reboot.
So...what do you think guys?!! any help?
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Hi mmis,
I will upload tonight (if i have the time to) all the needed files to install the Chinese ROM (tools and procedure included).
Btw, I managed to install all the Google services and all is working well! The only thing is that the OS can only be put in English. All other languages are Chinese variants.
Hi I just flash tablet with a chinesse rom A2107A_H_S121_120525 and right now the device don't turning on anymore. The flashing is still possible. So I need a stock rom please
Hi all -
Has anyone been able to successfully root this device? Running JB 4.1.1, 1gb ram. I have tried many tools including bin4ry's root guide, to no avail. When using the bin4ry method, I get the elusive "mount: permission denied (are you root?) error." Let me know if you need any additional info from me to assist.
Thanks in advance!
Diamond05 said:
Hi all -
Has anyone been able to successfully root this device? Running JB 4.1.1, 1gb ram. I have tried many tools including bin4ry's root guide, to no avail. When using the bin4ry method, I get the elusive "mount: permission denied (are you root?) error." Let me know if you need any additional info from me to assist.
Thanks in advance!
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Could you send me your original rom h7100 phone, I lost mine tried rooted.
Thank you very much, sorry my English
I'm desperate, I tried ROOT for Feiteng H7100 and it still fails. I tested with Unlock Root, SuperOneClick, TPSParkyroot, Root with Restore by Bin4ry v18 and none work, this is a great sadness.
Any solution please?
I bought this phone also few days ago and I have been trying to root it as well. What I found is the the system partition is read only and before it can be modified the permission need to be set to rw or read and write, the problem now is how to change the permission without already having root privilege., I have tried everything cannot mount system partition rw. I downloaded few apps from market with now luck. It will need re programming which won't be easy. I am now scared of bricking the phone so I have decided to leave it until more support become available. This is what you get with Chinese phones.
How is your storage working for you? I seems to have 1.6gb of internal storage which I cannot do anything with and getting message that storage is running out when installing new apps.
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androidia said:
I bought this phone also few days ago and I have been trying to root it as well. What I found is the the system partition is read only and before it can be modified the permission need to be set to rw or read and write, the problem now is how to change the permission without already having root privilege., I have tried everything cannot mount system partition rw. I downloaded few apps from market with now luck. It will need re programming which won't be easy. I am now scared of bricking the phone so I have decided to leave it until more support become available. This is what you get with Chinese phones.
How is your storage working for you? I seems to have 1.6gb of internal storage which I cannot do anything with and getting message that storage is running out when installing new apps.
Sent from my H7100 using xda premium
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Sometimes the error ""mount: permission denied (are you root?) error." is related to connection mode. Trying to root a motorola atrix tv, I've managed to root it changing "USB computer connection" mode to "Media device (MTP)". Maybe this procedure can help you. Please let us know if you have any success!
See ya!
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Diamond05 said:
Hi all -
Has anyone been able to successfully root this device? Running JB 4.1.1, 1gb ram. I have tried many tools including bin4ry's root guide, to no avail. When using the bin4ry method, I get the elusive "mount: permission denied (are you root?) error." Let me know if you need any additional info from me to assist.
Thanks in advance!
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Sometimes the error "mount: permission denied (are you root?) error." is related to connection mode. Trying to root a motorola atrix tv, I've managed to root it changing "USB computer connection" mode to "Media device (MTP)". Maybe this procedure can help you. Please let us know if you have any success!
See ya!
PS.: Did you have to install any drive to try rooting? Where can we find the drives?
rafobr said:
Sometimes the error ""mount: permission denied (are you root?) error." is related to connection mode. Trying to root a motorola atrix tv, I've managed to root it changing "USB computer connection" mode to "Media device (MTP)". Maybe this procedure can help you. Please let us know if you have any success!
See ya!
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Sometimes the error "mount: permission denied (are you root?) error." is related to connection mode. Trying to root a motorola atrix tv, I've managed to root it changing "USB computer connection" mode to "Media device (MTP)". Maybe this procedure can help you. Please let us know if you have any success!
See ya!
PS.: Did you have to install any drive to try rooting? Where can we find the drives?
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I used USB (MTP) mode for my still no luck. I will try a different usb cable tonight and let you know if l get any luck.
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No luck rooting the phone. Just tried another usb cable and all modes still getting "permission denied are rooted error".
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androidia said:
No luck rooting the phone. Just tried another usb cable and all modes still getting "permission denied are rooted error".
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I too, please help.
Rooting instruction found for the phone
I found a detailed instruction on how to root this phone well unrootable MTK6577 phones and should work with this phone too but looked too complicated for me to follow, if any can try it. i found the instruction from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923764
you can download the pdf instruction from here:
http://www.4shared.com/office/wYfl9WpE/V2_Unsecured_bootimg_MT6575__7.html
if anyone manage to try this successfully please post result on here.
Just a question guys....
Your phone was bricked because root procedure didnt work ??
I have also a Feiteng H7100 1 GB received a few days,phone is fantastic for the price , although i could nt make GPS work till now and accessories are ****ty ...Your GPS was working ?
Regarding root process i am studying about creating my own recovery.img after reading all your posts after bricking it.
If somebody can help me create a backup factory image but i can help you all !
Till now all i achieved to do is create my own firmware info and scatter file. In general i face many problems when i try to read's phone memory...
I dont know if its a problem with steps i follow,stupid usb cable,drivers or my o/s win7 64bit.
I ll try at an other pc with windows xp ,to see if something changes...
Best regards,
Feiteng no root team
androidia said:
I found a detailed instruction on how to root this phone well unrootable MTK6577 phones and should work with this phone too but looked too complicated for me to follow, if any can try it. i found the instruction from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923764
you can download the pdf instruction from here:
http://www.4shared.com/office/wYfl9WpE/V2_Unsecured_bootimg_MT6575__7.html
if anyone manage to try this successfully please post result on here.
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Have you tried this, it worked for me rooting x710d, and it should work for all mtk6577 phones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuTgAS-VBm4&list=FLayJxZG3HYwssSVeobT09-Q&index=4
Try GPS fix from market. My GPS works great. Occasionally l get drop connection..
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WCDMA 3g 850/1900?
Does this phone support WCDMA 3g 850/1900 ?
brotherman38 said:
Does this phone support WCDMA 3g 850/1900 ?
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Yes
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brotherman38 said:
Have you tried this, it worked for me rooting x710d, and it should work for all mtk6577 phones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuTgAS-VBm4&list=FLayJxZG3HYwssSVeobT09-Q&index=4
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I have tried this method as well. This phone is different... we need to make change permission to system directory..
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Whao phone finally rooted!!!!! But l lost my Google play store now longer works
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Google play store is fixed...
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androidia said:
Whao phone finally rooted!!!!! But l lost my Google play store now longer works
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Bro,
Appreciate if you can guide me how to root the phone.
Thanks in advance.
olufsen said:
Bro,
Appreciate if you can guide me how to root the phone.
Thanks in advance.
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I rooted the phone following the instruction i posted on few days ago, but it is simple process but long winded. I think the best thing to do is use my new boot.img that i created using the instruction, as long as your phone is Feiteng H7100 it should work, that will save you a lot of time, if you want to create one yourself then refer to my earlier post.
if you want you my boot.img the link for it is below:
http://www.4shared.com/zip/m9GUMMt4/New_boot.html
Since rooting the phone i have a back up copy of the stock rom now so if anything goes wrong l can upload it for you.
instruction how to use my boot.img are below:
1. Install usb driver for your phone depending on your operating system, when the phone is plug in to your computer your phone must show as Android adb device in Device Manager thats the only way to know that your usb driver is installed sucessfully.
2. Download MTK flash tool download link is on the instruction posted few days again.
3. Download and extract boot.img to a folder, there will be 2 files, boot file and MT6577_Android_scatter_emmc,
4. Load MTK flash tool and click on scatter-loading button, navigate to folder in point 3, and click on MT6577_Android_scatter_emmc to load, and make sure the only thing that is selected is boot.img and the directory of the boot file is showing as the folder in point 3.
5. Turn of the phone and take battery out, and plug phone to you computer with a usb cable, press Download button, and wait, once the Mtk flash tool has picked up your phone quickly insert you battery, then the phone will be flashed with the new boot.img. once this done the phone is really to be rooted.
6. Turn the phone back on and it should boot as nornal, then plug the phone back to your computer and select MTP mode for usb then root the phone with Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v18, if dont already have it, google it, the phone should root without error. Good luck
Hope that helps
gt-h7100 backup.
Hi! I got all the files to try rooting my h7100,i got drivers installed ok and ckecked them doing the memory test with flashtool.
But ,how do i backup my original ROM ? Scatter is loaded and i have to click on read back .At first a lot of lines appears for previous ROM backup´s ,and they are marked, i suppose i have to unckeck all of them and create my new one by clicking ADD .Do i have to copy line by line the content of scatter or just create one ROM line and set the lengt to a certain number?
or Just load scatter and press download? .......I dont want to do it until im sure.
Edit : I did it !! I pressed download and i have a new rom (20121215SXlogo_e1901_v77_ht_s8) in my phone ,now im root but didnt make the backup.....
Note: Where is the link to the create your boot.img instructions you refered in the post? I cant find it
Any method to grow from 512mb rom for apps to 2.5gb ?
juanrra242 said:
Hi! I got all the files to try rooting my h7100,i got drivers installed ok and ckecked them doing the memory test with flashtool.
But ,how do i backup my original ROM ? Scatter is loaded and i have to click on read back .At first a lot of lines appears for previous ROM backup´s ,and they are marked, i suppose i have to unckeck all of them and create my new one by clicking ADD .Do i have to copy line by line the content of scatter or just create one ROM line and set the lengt to a certain number?
or Just load scatter and press download? .......I dont want to do it until im sure.
Edit : I did it !! I pressed download and i have a new rom (20121215SXlogo_e1901_v77_ht_s8) in my phone ,now im root but didnt make the backup.....
Note: Where is the link to the create your boot.img instructions you refered in the post? I cant find it
Any method to grow from 512mb rom for apps to 2.5gb ?
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Doing the read back does not root your phone its just part of the process. You will need to carry on following the instructions on the pdf file l post ealier. You will not be able to back up your stock rom until phone is properly rooted, there is a tool you need to download to do it, if you refer to the xda forum link on my post few days ago the link to the tool is on there. There is a way of changing the storage size but it's too risky so I have decided to use link2sd app instead from the market it as efficient. There are a lot of information on the forum link a posted few days ago you can check it out. You need to download android kitchen app and cygin app link are on the pdf file. Let me know if you need any more help. Good luck.
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Howdy--
I wanted to create this thread to serve as a hub to consolidate information on the Zophone i5 similar to the thread available for the Goophone i5.
The thread is open to general Q&A as well as development related content and software updates.
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Some of the goals I would like to see accomplished here:
Posting available stock and alternative ROMs
Sharing of useful information and fixes
Development of an English CWM recovery
Tips on installing Google Play and apps
Getting connectivity issues resolved
Key Information and Links
Official website: www.zophone.hk
Official forum: http://bbs.zophone.hk/forum.php (requires Chinese cell phone SMS to register)
Zophone i5 unboxing video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmPF5HWNUgo
4PDA (Russian) thread: http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=414697
Chinamobiles.org (German) thread: http://chinamobiles.org/showthread.php?32489
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I will continue to add more information and tips as they become available. Please PM me anything you would like added.
Kavik said:
Howdy--
I wanted to create this thread to serve as a hub to consolidate information on the Zophone i5 similar to the thread available for the Goophone i5.
The thread is open to general Q&A as well as development related content and software updates.
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Some of the goals I would like to see accomplished here:
Posting available stock and alternative ROMs
Sharing of useful information and fixes
Development of an English CWM recovery
Tips on installing Google Play and apps
Getting connectivity issues resolved
Key Information and Links
Official website: www.zophone.hk
Official forum: http://bbs.zophone.hk/forum.php (requires Chinese cell phone SMS to register)
Zophone i5 unboxing video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmPF5HWNUgo
4PDA (Russian) thread: http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=414697
Chinamobiles.org (German) thread: http://chinamobiles.org/showthread.php?32489
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I will continue to add more information and tips as they become available. Please PM me anything you would like added.
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thanks for this, I recieved my zophone nano version today, and my review so far is :
battery life is good,
gps don't find me any gps satellite
cannot or don't know how to dual boot
Wifi signal and 3g from time to time drops and reconnects on its own
not been able to install googleplay
im able to manage my three accounts of email with the default email iphone app
kinda laggy on the unlock screen and so on..
I'm looking to install google play
and it'd be good to have an updated or tweaked ROM ... sooo good
anyways thanks for opening this threath and if anyone has any questions , feel free to ask!
peace!
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UPDATE 1
I got news!
google play, navigator, youtube, gmail and maps are now installed and u can launch em without crashing or anything.
the problem is now tho, when u try to use any of them, and try to log in your google account, it keeps looking to sync but it fails.
to install the apps, follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2121883
UPDATE 2_
After having the Google apps installed but not allowing me to sync, I flashed via update.zip the G apps via boot,
Now the sd card is not avaliable. And the G apps still don't work.
I have the same problem as techfusions(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cZmyK96ijc&list=UUX4NiBkEQOq4u8t_gUXy-wA&index=1)
the phone is not able to read whats in the sd card 1 either tne #2.
Root explorer reads the sd cards tho and is able to reproduce files, music etc.
but the phone is not able to navigate there thru 'files app',
any idea?
it seems that the sd card is not being formated or anything is just that its not properly adressed in the zophone or something.... any idea?
UPDATE 3
DUAL BOOT ISSUE, i was able to boot, well, not real boot , to ANdroid by just installing an android launcher , then press the 'home' button twice and then u can switch from apple home (ios) to the launcher and have normal android.
Most Helpful Article for Zophone I5
mstrkvsh said:
thanks for this, I recieved my zophone nano version today, and my review so far is :
battery life is good,
gps don't find me any gps satellite
cannot or don't know how to dual boot
Wifi signal and 3g from time to time drops and reconnects on its own
not been able to install googleplay
im able to manage my three accounts of email with the default email iphone app
kinda laggy on the unlock screen and so on..
I'm looking to install google play
and it'd be good to have an updated or tweaked ROM ... sooo good
anyways thanks for opening this threath and if anyone has any questions , feel free to ask!
peace!
---------- Post added at 11:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:24 PM ----------
UPDATE 1
I got news!
google play, navigator, youtube, gmail and maps are now installed and u can launch em without crashing or anything.
the problem is now tho, when u try to use any of them, and try to log in your google account, it keeps looking to sync but it fails.
to install the apps, follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2121883
UPDATE 2_
After having the Google apps installed but not allowing me to sync, I flashed via update.zip the G apps via boot,
Now the sd card is not avaliable. And the G apps still don't work.
I have the same problem as techfusions(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cZmyK96ijc&list=UUX4NiBkEQOq4u8t_gUXy-wA&index=1)
the phone is not able to read whats in the sd card 1 either tne #2.
Root explorer reads the sd cards tho and is able to reproduce files, music etc.
but the phone is not able to navigate there thru 'files app',
any idea?
it seems that the sd card is not being formated or anything is just that its not properly adressed in the zophone or something.... any idea?
UPDATE 3
DUAL BOOT ISSUE, i was able to boot, well, not real boot , to ANdroid by just installing an android launcher , then press the 'home' button twice and then u can switch from apple home (ios) to the launcher and have normal android.
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Thanks very helpful
Gonna order my Zophone I5 from androidforcheap
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mstrkvsh said:
thanks for this, I recieved my zophone nano version today, and my review so far is :
battery life is good,
gps don't find me any gps satellite
cannot or don't know how to dual boot
Wifi signal and 3g from time to time drops and reconnects on its own
not been able to install googleplay
im able to manage my three accounts of email with the default email iphone app
kinda laggy on the unlock screen and so on..
I'm looking to install google play
and it'd be good to have an updated or tweaked ROM ... sooo good
anyways thanks for opening this threath and if anyone has any questions , feel free to ask!
peace!
---------- Post added at 11:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:24 PM ----------
UPDATE 1
I got news!
google play, navigator, youtube, gmail and maps are now installed and u can launch em without crashing or anything.
the problem is now tho, when u try to use any of them, and try to log in your google account, it keeps looking to sync but it fails.
to install the apps, follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2121883
UPDATE 2_
After having the Google apps installed but not allowing me to sync, I flashed via update.zip the G apps via boot,
Now the sd card is not avaliable. And the G apps still don't work.
I have the same problem as techfusions(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cZmyK96ijc&list=UUX4NiBkEQOq4u8t_gUXy-wA&index=1)
the phone is not able to read whats in the sd card 1 either tne #2.
Root explorer reads the sd cards tho and is able to reproduce files, music etc.
but the phone is not able to navigate there thru 'files app',
any idea?
it seems that the sd card is not being formated or anything is just that its not properly adressed in the zophone or something.... any idea?
UPDATE 3
DUAL BOOT ISSUE, i was able to boot, well, not real boot , to ANdroid by just installing an android launcher , then press the 'home' button twice and then u can switch from apple home (ios) to the launcher and have normal android.
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Hi
Any News on the Dual boot for this phone like propper dual boot because i was gonna try and put cynogen mod 10 on it but i didn't wanna lose my original IOS rom and btw what is G apps
hi, G apps are Google apps. navigator, maps, places etc...
My zophone is totally useless now,,,, from gps not working to sd cards damaged and now i can't even install any app....
I cannot flash any ROM to have the phone fixed again because when i connect my phone via USB all the computers i've tried just crashes and shuts down.
so with that, and from the phone not being able to read the sd card, i don't have a way to transfer the update.zip package to be able to flash the rom with the recovery image provided....
damnn..... this phone has been a mess.
I'm ordering the goophone i5.. just gonna flash mayianjay rom's and leave it there.. cos who knows how the chineses designed the file structure of these phones..
advices:
DONT REMOVE ANY APP OR MOVE ANY APP FROM THE IOS -> i did change some apps to SD and then when i reboot the apps disappeared from sysetm and i wasn't allowed to install anything else.
I you buy the zophone.. leave it like it is or you will have a 300$ bricked nice looking phone
as for the android cheap, i think thats the fake zophone if i remeber correctly, if it has 1 gb is fake zophone, and i think that one either has 1gb or is the microsim version and not the nanosim version.
peace
UPDATE
I FIXED IT!!! SUCCESSSS!!!
it's been a week sleeping only 4 hours and stright work ....but.....WORTH IT!
ok so basically my lightnight cable was the issue i just cut and connect a usb normal cable together with the lightnigh cable ( the 8 pin connector) and that gave me acces to the phone.
Then using flashtool and downloading the rom from zophone.hk (translating in chinese and signing up thanks to a chinese friend) i was able to chat (translating via google) with an zophone agent who lead me to a post where i could download the official rom.
after that i connected the phone to the pc , load the files into flashtool then shut down the phone the connecting the phone to usb and then pressing firmware updating, i flashed the official ROM,
but it was android!!!!
i had to install an app called andrew app and move it to the sd card, then execute it, then the password is zophonei5, then it'll install some files and boot THEN VOILA!!!!
zophone factory new rom all fixed PHONE!!
ROM and ANDREW app to switch from android to ios
zophone(dot)hk/bbs/thread-8078-1-1.html
also look for the USB VCOM driver for 6577 and installit before all the process.
you have to be logged in order to download the rom.
about the REAL dual boot system... i just don't care now. im finally happy with my zophone!
now i'll just have to root it and that'd be all!!
GPS i read in the chinese forum, that i might no even have gps.. only locate via internet (if lucky) but it'd be nice to have it!
peace!!
please upload the rom
you are the only able to download a original rom
every where i gone someone ask to download the ios style mtk 6577 rom
i found the android style 6577 nanosim rom that is here pan(dot)baidu.com/share/link?shareid=205163&uk=1107590578
i hope you can help us with your rom
who can help me?
i have zophone original zophone whit vip card ecc ecc nano sim 6577 buy from taobao
but my problem it's find and flash rom. Not possible for me to register to forum zophone.hk (not have number china for sms to confirm registration) LOL!!! i can't read istruction or download new rom.
1° problem what's program use for flash phone? i think, i must use sp flash tool, but when i connect the phone whit usb cable the phone boot. not stay off also i'm not able to install driver VCOM
i try whit twrp ( i had install twrp 2.3.2. port -- install as procedure on XDA forum) all ok!! but when i flash zip file i have an error (--signature failed)
anyone here can teach me how i can flash phone (mtk6577), or know i can register on zophone.hk forum?
please help me!!
hi, i asked my seller to register to the forum for me..
i'll upload the rom really soon. with the flash tool and everything i needed USB VCOM driver too
and the app i used once i had ics 4.0 installed to install the IOS over the ics too!
peace!
FW
hey< guys,
i have this phone: http://www.dhgate (DOT)com/zophone-i5-mtk6577-dual-core-android-4-1/p-ff8080813bdf4af4013be5cdcc56741c.html
im looking for a new fw cause my try to flash gapps doenst work. im getting "process.media closed" message all the time.
so i hope you can tell me wich fw i can flash. i downloaded the version from pan.baidu.
is it comatible?
Thanks alot
Seems like all the vids on YouTube have sold me on wanting to get a zophone i5,
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dauerfeuer
Mayiandjay is a great phone lover , bought from efit same phone and he said is a goophone i5.not the zophone he hope.
go on youtube and search his channel you can see the truth
take care
freddy1966 said:
Mayiandjay is a great phone lover , bought from efit same phone and he said is a goophone i5.not the zophone he hope.
go on youtube and search his channel you can see the truth
take care
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Wtf are you talking about
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
what i' m talking about
androidfoshizzle said:
Wtf are you talking about
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
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www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=xfzf-98tnGQ&list=UUemr5DdVlUMWvh3dW0SvUwQ&index=10
Same here
thanks. that was my thought too. i wrote him but he didnt reply yet. i really want to be sure. can someone please upload the apps from the system folder of his zophone please? maybe thats all i need to chance.
thanks
zophone & Windows7
Hello,
I've got a zophone i5 (from dhgate-efit) but when I plug it via usb on my w7 computer, i don't see the zophone contents.
I can see 2 drives letters(1 for each sdcard) but i can't see the contents.
It charges correctly, but it seems there are no w7 drivers.
Is there a way to got W7 drivers for zophone i5 ?
Thanks.
rahan1976 said:
Hello,
I've got a zophone i5 (from dhgate-efit) but when I plug it via usb on my w7 computer, i don't see the zophone contents.
I can see 2 drives letters(1 for each sdcard) but i can't see the contents.
It charges correctly, but it seems there are no w7 drivers.
Is there a way to got W7 drivers for zophone i5 ?
Thanks.
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hey rahan,
you can save my ass! can you please make a backup of your phone and upload the file? that would be awsome. you need to go to the recovery (vol - & home & power) press the home button when the android appears, then go to backup user data with vol + or - and swipe at the bottom from right to left over the screen.
firmware
hi i like this forum. could someone post here a link to download the firmware of zophone i5 micro sim version 854*480 if resolution?
dauerfeuer said:
hey rahan,
you can save my ass! can you please make a backup of your phone and upload the file? that would be awsome. you need to go to the recovery (vol - & home & power) press the home button when the android appears, then go to backup user data with vol + or - and swipe at the bottom from right to left over the screen.
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Ok but the problem is that I can't access the contents of my zophone because my W7 doesn't recognize it.
did you activated the usb mass storage in the drop down menu? i have win7 too and no problems at all.
dauerfeuer said:
did you activated the usb mass storage in the drop down menu? i have win7 too and no problems at all.
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Yes it is activated because I see the 2 sdcards drive letters, but when i plug the zophone w7 claims for drivers that are not available.
UPDATE:
I got USB drivers for the zophone HERE
Now I can see the contents of the zophone sdcards. I instaled google play store, but doesn't work: it starts and closes just after starting.
An idea ?
Thanks.
Hello everyone, this will be my first question/post since i just started using an android phone, my first andoid device is Blu studios 6.0 LTE
I am trying to get into the field of basic cellphone troubleshooting and understanding, i have a good understanding on ios, now it androids turn,
anyways i am planing to root my phone, but i wanted to know if i am able to create a back up rom non rooted, (hope that made sense lol)
i searched everywhere and only getting results leading to use titanium backup (which requires root) and clockwork recovery, which i also think requires root
there are some methods to create backup without root, but i don't think my phone is supported (only MTK?)
so i came to the conclusion that there are no methods to creating a back up stock rom of my blu studio? yet?
should i just go for it and root without making a backup?
or am i just understanding it differently, cuz i am thinking if you create a backup rom when you are rooted, you will have a rooted stock rom right?
instead of a rom that will have the fresh os from a factory phone.
is it important to have the clean rom? or it really doesn't matter if its a rooted rom?
also i have not installed driver for my blu studios yet, can anyone link me a good site to download the drivers? i went on my phone's company page, but no drivers.
google searched and the top 2 sites looked really fishy, they all had the same file for all model phone. rest of the search is just people also asking for drivers. . .
i am planing to use the swapper app to increase my phone's ram, its really laggy since it only has a gig of ram >_< other than that no other reason to root xD
A note to the moderators: i am really sorry if i posted this in the wrong section, i didn't know where else i could post this question.
Thank you for reading!
first you should write this thread on the Q&A....there is a way to root mtk devices using framaroot which you can find here http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/framaroot/root-framaroot-one-click-apk-to-root-t2130276 ....if your phone is not a ubifs type system you can easy create a cwm for it then create a nandroid backup.....
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Sorry still new to the scene, can you do a quick explanation on what mtk devices are? and ubifs?
i have the Blu studios 6.0 LTE phone
Edit: was checking what mtk devices are, so its model of the cpu? i used cpu-z to check and it say my model is MSM8926
"The models for MTK devices always start with Mt prefix, while that of Spreadtrum often start with SPD or SC." -copy pasted from an article
so i guess it's not an mtk device after all, does this limit my options?
vaynefox said:
first you should write this thread on the Q&A....there is a way to root mtk devices using framaroot which you can find here http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/framaroot/root-framaroot-one-click-apk-to-root-t2130276 ....if your phone is not a ubifs type system you can easy create a cwm for it then create a nandroid backup.....
hit thanks button if this helps you
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framaroot also works with qualcomm device.....
Hello
I bought this china phone called vkworld vk700pro . rooted it and used the official firmware to build recovery cwm and modified the EBR1, EBR2 files to extend the app partition size from 1 gb to 3gb .
Make sure the mtk drivers installed before u do this .
1- Download the Official firmware from here.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_lwKUeCfjkPSXlHV0FFUF9VWTA/view
unrar it ,
2- download below link , its all what u need to root it and flash the cwm, ebr files .
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1YQfWNB26xbTTdLQWNwZzM0aU0/view?usp=sharing
unrar it .
3-backup the ebr1,ebr2,recovery.img,checksum.ini files from the original firmware in case something goes wrong.
4-copy ebr1,ebr2,recovery.img u downloaded from the second link and paste them in the official rom folder .
5-rename the ini file checksum.ini to something els like cheksum_old.ini .. this file is in the rom folder .
6-open SP_flash tool and locat your scatter file which is in the rom folder and hit download .
7-when its finished root ur device using kingo root software .
this a a quick demo i made on YouTube to how to do it .
https://youtu.be/XfI2tXf-CqY
Thanks!
Thanks so much for doing and sharing this! This is just what I needed for my daughter's phone since she was having trouble installing apps with the 1GB limit.
Have you tried to install another ROM on this device? If you know how, please share and make another video. The youtube video was very helpful in getting the 3GB partition to work on my daughter's phone.
Awesome job! :good:
Glad it helped u , i did not try another rom , i think the stock rom is pretty fine . no blotware apps or junk adware .. the only think i hate about this phone is the signal its very week it won't go to one bar when 3g is enabled . i was going to hack the gsm antenna but am not much into hardware soldering ..
@onasre
I've removed one link from your OP. The host site you used for that one is not allowed on XDA, as it requires registration to it, or social media sites, to use.
Please replace it with a direct download host site link.
Thanks,
Darth
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Do you have make video tutorial?
Any one try that? Can it really be expanded from 1GB RAM to 3GB Larger RAM? If true, it sounds wonderful!
it should work , it working for me i got 3gb partition ..
It works!
Zunera M said:
Any one try that? Can it really be expanded from 1GB RAM to 3GB Larger RAM? If true, it sounds wonderful!
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I can confirm that this works. Only problem I had was installing the MTK drivers before starting, because I'm running Windows 10 and I think the OP is running Windows 7. Just search online, download and install the drivers first and then follow the excellent video created by OP.
hi there
great tutorial do you have any problems with the gps on this phone i have one and i cant get the gps to work.
any help would be much appreciated.
monkey_on_a_goat said:
I can confirm that this works. Only problem I had was installing the MTK drivers before starting, because I'm running Windows 10 and I think the OP is running Windows 7. Just search online, download and install the drivers first and then follow the excellent video created by OP.
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Maybe i'll try it by myself one day. But still a little worried. Thank you all the same.
Can you post a tutorial using Windows 10?
I tried installing Win10 drivers with no avail.
I have the vk700 not the vk700 pro cannot find any hardware differences so my question is if anyone knows if the procedure will work with vk700 too.
Thanks in advance
Worked very well, just lets get clear some steps:
1. Download
2. Unzip
3. Run the tool, find the file.
4. Plug the phone, turn off the phone.
5. If u get an error after the installation, just try again with the battery phone off. Is not breaked yet.
Thanks OP.
P.S. Im using it with the MIUI launcher (look for it in the miui oficial forums), and goes very smooth.
monkey_on_a_goat said:
I can confirm that this works. Only problem I had was installing the MTK drivers before starting, because I'm running Windows 10 and I think the OP is running Windows 7. Just search online, download and install the drivers first and then follow the excellent video created by OP.
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How can we do to make the 1GB ROM of this phone to be 3GB? I don't quite follow you. And if you want to get an affordable smartphone with larger RAM, we can get the Bluboo Maya with 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM.
[email protected] said:
hi there
great tutorial do you have any problems with the gps on this phone i have one and i cant get the gps to work.
any help would be much appreciated.
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Hi, can you tell the details that the GPS doesn't work?
Jonesblake said:
How can we do to make the 1GB ROM of this phone to be 3GB? I don't quite follow you. And if you want to get an affordable smartphone with larger RAM, we can get the Bluboo Maya with 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM.
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Well there is a tutorial at
cinafoniaci.com/smartphones/guide-e-tutorial/vkworld-vk700-pro-aumentare-la-partizione-per-le-app-fino-a-3gb
Me neither dont speak italian and yet easy to follow. I mean...if ever crossed path with flash tools - hard to forget since it turns to same
me,however, have the problem after flashing related to camera. no switch icon anywhere neither any app recognizes there is a front one,just rear.
tried cleaning data,cache, general system reset and nothing helped. is there a way to manualy ad another cam with different id and force android to accept it?
This is only for chip mtk 6580?
Is anybody out there who has rooted VKworld VK700X? I just can't find any instructions on that topic, I just found lots of misleading titles on the net. I'd like to install GNU/Linux on this outdated phone I don't use anymore.